Name/Title
Jim Bridger Mountain ManEntry/Object ID
L1992.1.211Description
Jim Bridger Mountain Man tells of one of the greatest explorers, fur trappers, Indian fighters, and path finders in American history.
By 1824, when he was only twenty, he had discovered the Great Salt Lake. Later he was to open the Overland Route, which was the path of the Overland Stage, the Pony Express, and the Union Pacific. He became one of the foremost trappers in the Rocky Mountain Fur Company and one of the most important guides in the entire West. It was first published in 1946 by Walter Stanley Campbell.
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Biography, Bridger, Jim, Fur Trading, Trails, Oregon-California TrailBook Details
Author
Vestal, StanleyPlace Published
City
LincolnState/Province
NebraskaDate Published
1970Call No.
Western VEISBN
0-8032-5720-1LCCN
73-108790Notes
Copy No.: 1Condition
Overall Condition
ExcellentRelationships
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Jim Bridger